Posts by Bobcat

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Gog of Magog

by Truth and Justice in

jw
friends

can someone explain or produce any information about what the new views are about the subject of gog of magog.

apparently, it has caused a stir and i like to know a little bit about it.

especially, when i had a brother who hasn’t talked to me in quite a while, starts talking about gog.

Bobcat

Question: why is it “Gog of Magog” in Ezekiel but “Gog and Magog” in Revelation?

Hi Slim,

This post (off-site) might answer your question.

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New light on the resurrection? (John 5:28,29)

by Achille in

sorry, but i don't write well in english.i wanted to ask if you have already talked about the "new understanding" on john.

5: 28.29. .

jeffrey jackson talked about it here:https://youtu.be/yuffxtu6cp0.

Bobcat

I have a post (off-site) which has some discussion and links about this: Here.

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The Anointed fight during the memorial celebration?

by waton in

the last wt magazine on the memorial asserts, that the kingdom covenant was the prime subject of the solemn last supper bread and wine ceremony.

here was the sobering passing of the bread of wine, symbolizing the new covenant, forgiveness of sins for all.

here was the symbolic undoing of the talking snake's viles, the reversal of the misery and death of billions, but .

Bobcat

However, this baptism was limited to comparatively few

Until one reads Acts 2:38, 39. (Also Jn 1:12; 3:3, 5)

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1914 Questions

by sweetyj in

im not sure if this has already been asked here but i have some questions about 1914. if jesus arrived "invisibly" in the year 1914 why do the anointed partake of the emblems?

why didn't they stop in 1914?.

if jesus is ruling in heaven then why are the anointed still on earth?

If it is any help, I have a thread (here - off site) where I have been amassing references to "the last days" in the NT. For the WT, 1914 is the start of the last days. In the NT, Jesus' first advent begins the last days (Heb 1:1) and the last days comprise the entire inter-advent era (Heb 9:26-28).

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Can non JWs be witnesses in a committee meeting?

by mickbobcat in

i am not sure but i know where non jws have been brought in for a witness to a judicial meeting.

what is the official policy on this?

Bobcat

I agree with nowwhat. If the elders did things according to the Society's rules, they will already have determined guilt or innocence before any JC is formed. So that the JC itself would be more akin to a sentencing hearing, where the elders are trying to determine if there is any reason for leniency. (Of course, there is an outside chance that new evidence presented during a JC might change presumed guilt to innocence. But that would be the exception rather than the rule. Any new evidence would probably be met with the elders wondering why you didn't present this evidence earlier.)

If the elders had determined that a person wasn't guilty of the alleged sin, then, there would be no JC formed. Any non-JW witnesses to the alleged 'crime' would have been heard from before the JC was formed.

And that's probably why non-JWs would most likely not be allowed into a JC. At that point they would only be seen as character witnesses. And the elders would have no use for such.

Of course, all that is assuming they were going by WT rules. That doesn't always happen. The WT and elders would probably not admit to this, but KS schools spend a lot of time dealing with JC issues where the elders didn't follow their rules.

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What Should Have Been Their "Surname" or "Last Name"?

by titch in

ok, folks, so here's my question.

now then, assuming that you believe that there was an actual first man and a first woman, as the bible propounds, that had the name of "adam" and "eve" (as we have called them, in the english language) well, what do you think that their surname or last name would have been, or should have been?

that is, if they had surnames way back then, in the so-called "beginning" of human existence?

Bobcat

Using Luke 3:38 as the basis, in Greek Adam's full name would be, Ἀδὰμ τοῦ θεοῦ (Adam [son] of God). But in Hebrew it would be something like, 'Adam ben Elohim. Cain would be Qayin ben 'Adam.

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Search match

by Etude in

is there a way to search topics where you and another user made comments?

i'm looking for the interaction i had with another user on several topics.. thanks.. etuce..

Bobcat

You could try a site search:

From Google type site:www.jehovahs-witness.com etude bobcat

I did get one hit with this. But when I tried a couple of other names it didn't return anything. So maybe I am missing something or need to refine the search. But it is worth a try.

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